Dion G. Rassias

Trial Lawyer in Philadelphia, PA

As recognized by American Lawyer Media, “Dion meets that supreme
standard of being a ‘lawyer’s lawyer’. That is to say,
if I were in trouble, I would want him representing me.” In a world
where everyone claims to be a “trial lawyer”, Dion really
is. He has stood victorious in the courtroom in all types of cases, from
cases involving catastrophically injured members of our community, to
business disputes, complex litigation(s) and insurance matters. As you
will see, trying cases is what he does.

Dion has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal
courts and regulatory agencies throughout the six states where he is admitted
to practice. He has tried and settled a growing list of cases which have
resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, all of which
have been collected in full, for people and families who have been catastrophically
injured and damaged as the result of medical malpractice, professional
malpractice, defamation and false light, products liability, civil rights
violations, discrimination and harassment, and related personal injury
actions. In addition, he has tried and settled many complex commercial
litigations involving business disputes, antitrust claims, contracting
disputes, healthcare issues, bank fraud and trade secret litigation. Dion’s
cases have been covered by some of the most significant media outlets
including the New York Times and the London Independent. His clients include
Taylor Swift, former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, Baseball Hall
of Fame’s Harry Kalas, as well as numerous elected officials throughout
the Tri-State area, including Mr. Justice Seamus P. McCaffery, whose lawsuit against
The Philadelphia Inquirer has been described as one of the most significant First Amendment cases
in the history of Pennsylvania.

He completed his undergraduate studies in three (3) years at Stanford University
and Dickinson College (B.A. 1984). He graduated from Duquesne University
School of Law (J.D. 1987), where he was an academic selection to the Law
Review, and a two-time trial moot court champion. He is admitted to practice
in the bars of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New
York, the District of Columbia, the United States Supreme Court, the United
States Court of Claims, and the numerous corresponding Federal Courts
in the states where he is admitted. He serves on various professional
committees and associations and also maintains an extensive pro bono commitment.

When smart people have done bad things to you, you’ll want someone
with Dion’s experience, tenacity and background on your side.

Legal Accomplishments & Honors

Dion is a member of the most exclusive group of plaintiffs’ attorneys
in the United States, The Summit Council. The Summit Council is by invitation
only, and membership is not available based upon any type of membership
fee; its criteria for membership is the most selective and rigorous of
any such group across the country.

Dion has a “Superb 10.0” rating from
AVVO.com, and has maintained a “preeminent AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell
for three decades. He is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100,
and also the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multimillion Dollar
Advocates Forum.

Dion has been selected as a Pennsylvania ‘Super Lawyer’ by
Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics, and has continuing recognitions
for being in the Top 100 lawyers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
also the Top 100 of lawyers in Philadelphia since the inception of “Super
Lawyers” in 2004. This recognition is based upon a survey of over
34,000 lawyers and judges from the Commonwealth to determine the top 5%
of attorneys practicing in Pennsylvania, and can be viewed in the “Ultimate
Guide to the Top Lawyers in Pennsylvania”, found at
www.superlawyers.com.

In July of 2010, Dion was selected to be a Committee Member serving the
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as a Hearing Officer,
where he presides over disciplinary cases and claims brought against lawyers
throughout the Commonwealth.

In June of 2010 he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Senate to participate
in the Joint State Government’s Commission (Senate Resolution 344
of 2010), to study and investigate the criminal justice system in Philadelphia
and to develop solutions for the problems involving high violent crime
rates, low conviction rates, the bail system, witness intimidation and
other matters of significant and important public interest. This advisory
committee is comprised of approximately thirty judges, lawyers and prosecutors.

In October of 2011 and 2007, he served as the moderator for the television
coverages of The Pennsylvania Superior Court’s en banc oral arguments
at the National Constitution Center. Dion provided case introductions,
commentary and analysis of the Court arguments.

From 2002 until 2010, Dion sat as a member of the Architects Licensure
Board. Pennsylvania governors Edward G. Rendell, in 2006, and Mark S.
Schweiker, in 2002, appointed Dion, with the advice and consent of the
Pennsylvania Senate, to serve on the Board for two 4 year terms. This
Board, acting under Pennsylvania’s Department of State, is responsible
for licensing, investigating and disciplining the Commonwealth’s
architects.

In January of 2004, he was appointed by the Pennsylvania Senate as a member
of the Joint State Government Commission Task Force on Real Property Law
(Senate Resolution 244 of 2002). This Joint Commission is a standing group
of attorneys and judges from across the Commonwealth who provide legal
experience and advice to assist the General Assembly by recommending improvements
and changes to Pennsylvania laws.

In October of 2003, Dion was selected by America Lawyer Media, The Legal
Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, as one of Pennsylvania’s
forty best lawyers under the age of 40. This award represents the Pennsylvania
legal world’s recognition of lawyers across the state who have worked
tirelessly in their professional, personal and civic lives to improve
the legal landscape and the future of others.

In May of 2002, he was requested to testify before the Pennsylvania Senate
Judiciary Committee on Senate Bill 1376, on Joint and Several Liability.
His diverse experience representing corporations, plaintiffs and insurance
defendants helped clarify and articulate issues and concerns about the
proposed legislation.

In January 2001, he became one of the youngest members ever appointed by
the Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve as a member
of the Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee, the group which drafts
and revises the rules which govern appellate practice in Pennsylvania.

Dion has published in Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking
and Financial Law, and has been approved by Continuing Legal Education,
Inc. to provide continuing education lectures in the states of Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Florida, and California. He has provided accredited CLE for
Montgomery County Bar Association and was a Keynote seminar presenter
at the 2004 Luzerne County Bench/Bar Seminar on the topic of Appellate practice.

Some of the cases Dion has worked on include the following verdicts and
settlements:

$24 million for an insurance company battling a rival over a contract dispute

$18 million in total settlement value for a birth injury in Delaware County

$17 million for a local bank against its former law firm and a board member

$12.6 million pool for children in a bus collision

$7 million for a gas line explosion as a result of negligent digging by
a construction backhoe operator

$1.7 million for the failure to diagnose endocarditis resulting in a stroke

$1.65 million for legal/medical malpractice involving a child’s personal injury

$1.65 million involving the medical malpractice caused by an overdose of
medication by a hospital treating kidney stones

$1.5 million in an antitrust case for a physician who was excluded from
practice at a Pennsylvania hospital

$1.5 million for an intoxicated patron who fell from a third floor hotel balcony

$1.5 million for medical malpractice in failing to diagnose a pulmonary embolus

$1.2 million for an intersectional collision involving the loss of a spleen

$1 million for a one-year imprisonment in a case of false arrest and defamation

$1 million as a result of minority shareholder oppression against one of
the country’s largest financial services companies

$1 million for medical malpractice involving the transfusion of the wrong
blood type

$1 million pool for several riders in the Duckboat tragedy

$900,000 as a result of medical malpractice for the failing to diagnose
esophageal cancer

$850,000 for an automobile accident on the Blue Route

$800,000 in a breach of contract dispute with the Philadelphia Prison System

$600,000 for a broken right ankle

$500,000 for false imprisonment for three months’ worth of incarceration

In addition to his work on commercial litigations and for catastrophically
injured plaintiffs, Dion also represents one of Pennsylvania’s fastest
growing domestic insurance companies. He serves as that company’s
lead trial counsel on major litigation matters throughout the Commonwealth
and defends bad faith claims, civil rights cases, discrimination and harassment,
fire and explosion cases, subrogation, general liability claims and coverage disputes.

Dion recently filed Complaints on behalf of Plumbers’ Local Union
No. 690 Health Plan (“Local 690”) and the Delaware Valley
Health Care Coalition (“DVHCC”) seeking over $1 billion in
damages from several generic drug manufacturers who have increased the
prices of generic drugs at alarming rates. Both Complaints show that the
plaintiffs purchase or reimburse the cost of prescription drugs for their
members, and as a result of the defendant generic drug companies’
“unfair and deceptive acts and practices,” plaintiffs and
their members dramatically and drastically overpaid for these medications.
These deceptive practices affect many types of healthcare patients including
“government assistance patients” (those who are members of
one or more government assistance programs which cover all or part of
the cost of their generic prescription drugs, including Medicare, Medicaid,
and PACE), “private assistance patients” (those who are members
of private health insurance plans offered by union funds and other self-funded
third party payors for full or the partial payment of their generic prescription
drugs), and “no assistance patients” (those who have no health
insurance at all for the payment of their generic prescription drugs,
and thus have to pay cash for their generic prescription drugs based upon
inflated “average wholesale prices” (“AWPs”) for
such drugs). These patients, and those that provide them with generic
prescription drug benefits, all paid more for generic prescription drugs
than they should have paid as a result of the schemes of the defendants.

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